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€ 800 - 1.000
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Knife cm 35; total cm 42
Brass, iron and leather.
Rare knife made by the lost-wax method, a technique also adopted by neighboring groups. The forged iron blade is finished with a distinctive brass handle with five heads.
The brass scabbard is embellished with fine motifs typical of the production of these groups.
Prestige object
Brass, iron and leather.
Rare knife made by the lost-wax method, a technique also adopted by neighboring groups. The forged iron blade is finished with a distinctive brass handle with five heads.
The brass scabbard is embellished with fine motifs typical of the production of these groups.
Prestige object
Provenance
Lucien Van De Velde, Anversa (1981);
Literature
ELSEN JAN, De fer et de fierté: Armes blanches d’Afrique Noire du Musée Barbier-Mueller, Genéve & Milan 2003, pag. 66, 67 (524);
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